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KURT DEIMER TO SUPPORT YNGWIE MALMSTEEN ON 2022 SPRING TOUR DEBUT EP ‘WORK HARD, ROCK HARD’ OUT NOW April 27, 2022 Kurt Deimer has come a long way in less than six months. After joining forces with Bon Jovi guitarist Phil X and recording his debut EP ‘Work Hard, Rock Hard’ with Grammy-award winning engineer Chris Lord-Alge, he opened for Geoff Tate on the former Queensryche frontman’s U.S. tour last fall. Now, after being a featured member of the Stowaways on the Shiprocked cruise this January and performing alongside artists including Nita Strauss, Bumblefoot, P.O.D.’s Sonny Sandoval and Bad Brains’ HR, he’s set to beRead More →

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John Lodge’s New Live Album ‘The Royal Affair and After’ Now Available on Limited Edition 180g Blue Vinyl 2022 Tour Dates – Including Many Northeast U. S. Venues January 30, 2022 John Lodge, the renowned bass player, songwriter and vocalist of The Moody Blues, and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee has released his critically acclaimed new live album, ‘The Royal Affair and After’ on aptly coloured limited edition 180g blue vinyl, with the 180g black vinyl due for release on 11th February. Released on CD and all digital and streaming platforms on January 14th, this spectacular 10-track album includes brand-new, live recordings of allRead More →

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ARTIST IOANNIS TO ATTEND/DISPLAY SOME OF HIS BEST-KNOWN WORKS WITH MUSICAL PERFORMANCES BY BARRY GOUDREAU AND PAUL NELSON January 28 & 29, 2022 at The Music Room | Cape Cod | West Yarmouth, MA January 19, 2022 The Cape Cod gallery and wine bar, the Music Room, is proud to announce a special appearance of the legendary rock music album cover designer, Ioannis, for two days only. Ioannis will do two shows – the first one on Friday, January the 28th (where he will exhibit some of his work and talk about his adventures and working with legendary rock musicians). The Friday show will alsoRead More →

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RUSH CELEBRATES THE 40th ANNIVERSARY OF ‘MOVING PICTURES’ BY MAKING RARE PHOTO OUTTAKES AVAILABLE Proceeds go to Grapes For Humanity Gift of Sight Projects December 15, 2021 Philadelphia, PA – Photographer Deborah Samuel is credited for capturing the now-iconic album cover images for the Rush albums ‘Permanent Waves,’ ‘Moving Pictures,’ ‘Exit…Stage Left,’ and ‘Signals.’ Now in the 40th anniversary year of ‘Moving Pictures’ – long considered one of rock’s all-time classic albums – fans will be able to obtain extremely rare photograph outtakes from the album cover shoot. Incredibly, these ‘Moving Pictures’ photographs have never been made public. No alternate versions have appeared in magazines,Read More →

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TRIUMPH AND DEFINITIVE AUTHENTIC ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE OPENING OF THE TRIUMPH VAULT A CELEBRATION OF CANADA’S OWN ROCK & ROLL MACHINE! December 15, 2021 Fans of classic Canadian rockers Triumph are in for a special treat – the launch of the ‘Triumph Vault’ website on Tuesday, December 14th, 2021. By accessing triumphvault.com, fans will be able to discover artifacts from the band’s career beginning with a celebration of Triumph’s classic 1981 album, ‘Allied Forces.’ This inaugural collection will feature a selection of newly discovered artifacts personally curated by Mike, Gil and Rik in collaboration with Definitive Authentic. Several pieces are partnered with newRead More →

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UPDATE ON RICHIE FAULKNER OF JUDAS PRIEST October 5, 2021 We have an update on Richie – see below in Richie’s own words…. “Maniacs… I’ve always been grateful for the opportunities I’ve been presented with. I’ve always considered myself THE most fortunate man ever – to be able to play my favourite music – with my favourite band – to my favourite people around the world… Today just being able to type this to you all is the biggest gift of all… As I watch footage from the Louder Than Life Festival in Kentucky, I can see in my face the confusion and anguish IRead More →

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Statement from Jeff LaBar’s Family Regarding His Passing July 19, 2021 Jeffrey Philip La Bar of Nashville, Tennessee passed away peacefully at the age of 58 on July 14, 2021. He was born on March 18, 1963 in Darby, Pennsylvania to June and Bob La Bar. Jeff grew up in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania and went to Upper Darby High School. Inspired by his brother Jack to pick up the guitar, he joined the local rock band Cinderella, who rose to prominence in the late 1980s with a string of platinum selling albums. The group toured the world and had numerous charting songs and videos onRead More →

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Saxon to Release ‘Inspirations‘ An album based on the band’s influences The first single, “Paint it Black” is out now December 18, 2020 British Heavy Metal legends Saxon will deliver a full-roar-fun-down set of covers with their latest album Inspirations, which drops a brand new 11 track release featuring some of the superb classic rock songs that influenced Biff Byford & the band. Set for release on March 19th 2021, via Silver Lining Music, Inspirations gets things rolling with the release of Saxon’s crunching take on The Rolling Stones’ ‘Paint It Black’. Biff Byford comments: “Loved this band since I first saw them and heardRead More →

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BRIAN WHEAT TELLS HIS SIDE OF THE STORY IN NEW BOOK, ‘SON OF A MILKMAN: MY CRAZY LIFE WITH TESLA’ LIVE SIGNING EVENT FOR THIS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9TH December 8, 2020 Tesla bassist Brian Wheat lifts the lid on living the rock ’n’ roll life while struggling with anxiety, depression, and other issues seldom discussed by musicians in his new book, ‘Son of a Milkman: My Crazy Life with Tesla,’ which will be released on December 15, 2020 via Post Hill Press (and co-penned by Chris Epting). Pre-order the book here: Before the book’s official release, there will be a live signing event on DecemberRead More →

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Queensrÿche Frontman Todd La Torre to Release His Debut Solo Album ‘Rejoice In The Suffering’ Scheduled to be released February 5, 2021 on Rat Pak Records December 6, 2020 As global touring came to a sudden and unexpected halt earlier this year, Queensrÿche frontman Todd La Torre has been using his recent pandemic downtime to put the finishing touches on his debut solo album Rejoice In The Suffering. The idea for a solo album was always in the cards for Todd. With Queensrÿche tour dates postponed indefinitely, the world events offered Todd the opportunity to explore his ideas for Rejoice In The Suffering. Todd teamedRead More →